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25 posts and columns on theater
Lying Apple Gadfly Mike Daisey Still Doesn’t Get It
Mike Daisey — the lying, Apple-attacking monologuist — is still trying to seize the moral high ground on the matter of Apple, Foxconn and workers’ rights in China.
Voices
Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television
People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.
News Byte
Universal Dumps $60 Home Video Rental Plan
It’s a week for home video about-faces. Universal has dumped plans to let some home viewers rent an Eddie Murphy/Ben Stiller comedy for $60 while it was still in theaters. Comcast’s movie studio reversed course just days after news of its “Tower Heist” plan surfaced. Though the rental plan was only slated for Atlanta and Portland, several theater chains had said they would boycott the movie nationally in protest.Exclusive: SnagFilms Snags $10 Million in Funding at $50 Million Valuation
SnagFilms, the online video distribution site for professional documentaries, has nabbed $10 million in funding from Comcast’s investment arm and New Enterprise Associates, and will also now be distributing fictional independent releases. That and the new investment giving SnagFilms a valuation of $50 million should be big news at the 11th Sundance Film Festival, the famous independent film gathering opening in Park City, Utah, on Thursday.
Trying Out a Revamped Myspace
Katie reviews the revamped Myspace, with its focus on topics in popular culture, including television, music, movies, celebrities and comedy.
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Making 3-D Glasses Fashionable
3-D glasses are going in the direction of high fashion. In recent days, both Gucci and Calvin Klein Inc. unveiled high-style 3-D glasses with price tags of $225 and $180, respectively. Now eyewear and apparel maker Oakley Inc., is diving into the third dimension with the release of a $120 3-D version of its popular Gascan model of sunglasses.
Yahoo Upgrades Search Experience With "Accordion"–As It Ports Over Tech to Microsoft
Tonight, Yahoo is introducing a new set of search upgrades, moving to focus on boosting its experience for consumers as it ports responsibility for underlying search technology to Microsoft under its new partnership. Among the new enhancements: A vertical “accordion” paradigm with shortcuts on search results that allow for new kinds of information presentation; “quick apps,” beginning with one for Netflix that lets its members add movies to their queue directly from the search results page; slideshows within search from the “Trending Now” lists on Yahoo; more immersive and theater-style photo and video search; and a new mobile search experience that uses HTML5 technology.
Viral Video: Puppet-tastic "Jackboots on Whitehall"
BoomTown is not even going to try to explain this trailer for the movie “Jackboots on Whitehall,” except to say: No 3-D. Foul-mouthed puppets. World War II.
Viral Video: Zuckerberg Talks About the FacePhone (Not!) Plus Photo Proof (Also Not!)
Oh dear–a PR war with a social networking site? Really? In any case, such things are better left to the professionals who make Hollywood movies, opening October 1 at a theater near you. But here’s 1938 Media’s video interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg–sort of!–to clear it all up.
Exclusive: Facebook Will Announce 500 Million Users Next Week With "Facebook Stories"
Facebook expects to announce its 500-millionth user next week, and will mark the occasion with a new consumer marketing initiative called “Facebook Stories.” Last week, BoomTown got wind of the effort–which will center on a variety of life stories from users about the impact of the social networking site on their lives–and asked Facebook about it. The company confirmed its impending launch and put Randi Zuckerberg on the horn to tell me the story behind “Stories.”
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